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Kobo, the global eBook re­tailer, today an­nounced sup­port for ded­ic­ated eRead­ers with a new ap­plic­a­tion avail­able through its “Powered by Kobo” part­ner pro­gram for hard­ware man­u­fac­tur­ers and re­tail­ers. Kobo’s ap­plic­a­tion provides a world-class eRead­ing ex­per­i­ence and store­front and will be em­bed­ded in lead­ing eRead­ers launch­ing in 2010. The...

On the heels of a major fund­ing an­nounce­ment and re-brand, Kobo (pre­vi­ously Short­cov­ers) today launched in the UK. Kobo is an eRead­ing ser­vice for smart­phones, tab­lets, net­books, laptops and eRead­ers. Kobo’s use of open stand­ards like EPUB and its unique cloud-based ser­vice en­ables con­sumers to build their ebook...

With ap­plic­a­tions in de­vel­op­ment for Win­dows 7, An­droid and ad­di­tional op­er­at­ing sys­tems, Kobo, Inc. today an­nounced that the ser­vice will be avail­able for vari­ous tab­let and slate com­puters in Feb­ru­ary 2010. Kobo (www.​kobobooks.​com) is a global eRead­ing ser­vice that of­fers mo­bile ap­plic­a­tions on the iPhone, An­droid, Black­berry and...

On the success of its millionth download, Shortcovers today announced strategic financing that includes a group of investors spanning global retail and mobile sectors. The company also announced that it has formally spun out from parent company Indigo Books & Music Inc., and will now operate under the...